# Happy Days Child Care Centre

Happy Days Child Care Centre is a licensed Education & care centre in Taradale. MoE service number 55274.

Profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/happy-days-child-care-centre-55274

## At a glance
- **Service type:** Education & care centre
- **Suburb:** Taradale
- **Territorial authority:** Napier City
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Current roll:** 37 children (2025)

## Funding eligibility
- **20 Hours ECE:** Not specified in the Ministry of Education record. Confirm directly with the centre.
- **Childcare Subsidy (MSD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. Means-tested; depends on household income, hours of work/study, and number of children.
- **FamilyBoost (IRD):** All licensed ECE services are eligible. 25% of weekly fees, capped at $75/week per family; phases out from household income $140k to $180k.
- Estimate your net weekly cost: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/familyboost-calculator

## Contact
- **Address:** 18 White Street, Taradale
- **Phone:** 06-8450505
- **Location:** -39.53424679, 176.8466868 ([open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-39.53424679,176.8466868))

## Nearby centres
Within 0.9 km of this centre:
- **Taradale Kindergarten** — 0.2 km · Kindergarten — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/taradale-kindergarten-5286
- **Taradale Playcentre** — 0.5 km · Playcentre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/taradale-playcentre-55060
- **Ōtātara Children's Centre** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/otatara-children-s-centre-55050
- **BestStart Taradale** — 0.5 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/beststart-taradale-55475
- **King Street Kids** — 0.9 km · Education & care centre — https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/king-street-kids-48328

Browse all centres in Taradale: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/suburb/taradale

## Suburb context
Suburb safety + 2023 Census demographics for Taradale:
- SafeSuburbs: https://safesuburbs.co.nz/suburbs/213700
- Crimestats: https://crimestats.co.nz/suburb/213700

## Sources & alternate formats
- HTML profile: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/centre/happy-days-child-care-centre-55274
- JSON facts: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/happy-days-child-care-centre-55274/facts.json
- This document: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/api/centre/happy-days-child-care-centre-55274/markdown.md
- MoE Directory record: https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/directories/early-childhood-services
- ERO institution page: https://www.ero.govt.nz/institution/55274/
- Methodology: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/methodology
- Data sources: https://daycarenearme.co.nz/sources

_Generated 2026-05-24 from public Ministry of Education + Charities Services data. CC-BY 4.0._